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Author Entrepreneurship Magazine
Author Entrepreneurship Magazine | Helping Authors Create Successful and Sustainable Careers. The Spring Issue of Author Entrepreneurship Magazine is here! Thank you to editor Beth Barany who has not...
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You Didn’t Hear it From Me
Nick at live Hacked published ten pretty good reasons to write a blog. So in the interest of giving credit where credit is due – just check out Nick’s Blog I do enjoy blogging and we discussed on...
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Haunted Houses
Having difficulty describing a character? Not even clear yourself about his or her motivation? Describe where they live. The details of a home or a home environment can serve your character and your...
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Manufacturing Angst
A lucky few of us rarely experience flat out public rejection or prejudice or even a moment of feeling uncomfortable in a situation. This makes for a lovely smooth life, but doesn’t generate much in...
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Author Beware
When the author pays a company to publish their book, it’s called a Vanity Press and after 100 plus years, it’s still a bad idea. Linda Joy Myers passed this along to me through her Facebook feed. I’m...
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Speed Dating
I was privileged to coach a whole group of talented, interesting authors at the WNBA Pitch- O -Rama this April. The object of Pitch O Rama is expose authors to as many potential agents and publishers...
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Where do you go for on-line creative writing classes?
We received a great question during the podcast - Where do you go for on-line creative writing classes? On line Classes A Google search is the best way to discover on -line creative writing classes....
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What if the Future Sucks?
On Newbie Writers Podcast this week, we are reviewing the second draft of a book: mine. This is the second part of the Opening chapter to The Five Elements of Time so you can play the game at home....
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Possibly Not Really Productive
When I’ve been spending more time reading blogs and newsletters than writing my material, I feel like my son who used to sit very still and quietly in class. The teacher was thrilled he wasn’t making...
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Don’t Do This!
What we don’t read can be as instructive as what we do. I found this Linked In post in my in box: This is Interesting “Hmm, where do I even begin? There is so much to share. I am so blessed every day...
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Why listen to me? From an abortive interview on blog talk radio
I agreed to an interview on a blog talk podcast. The podcaster was just beginning to get the hang of podcasting, and I’m happy to help fledging efforts. Except the show was double booked. I phoned...
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Newbie Writer Podcast Guest Carly Findlay
Thank you Carly Findlay at carlyfindlay.blogspot.com for being a great guest on Newbie Writers. She had a few bits of advice for bloggers: Just start writing Stay with it Gouger Cellars Grand Opening...
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Hunting for an Agent Part I
A web site called Agent Hunter contacted us through Newbie Writers Podcast and asked for a review and some exposure on our show. Listen to more of what they have to say Friday June 7, in the mean...
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Hunting for an Agent Part II
A web site called Agent Hunter contacted us through Newbie Writers Podcast and asked for a review and some exposure on our show. Listen to more of what they have to say Friday June 7. Here are more...
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Five Key Book Publishing Paths
This helpful chart from Jane Freidman came across my email and I pass it along to you. This is an easy way to compare the different options for book publishing. My caution is that publishing is a...
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Forget The Voice, authors have “The Pen.”
After following The Voice, and voting with iTune downloads, I decided that aspiring authors need a smiliarily televised contest. I call it “The Pen” (cue the pyrotechnics because we hardly ever get a...
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The Value of a Writing Coach by Melinda Pierce » Writers Fun Zone
Writers Fun Zone » Blog Archive The Value of a Writing Coach by Melinda Pierce » Writers Fun Zone. I’m sending this along because it’s a near perfect description of what a writing coach can do for your...
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How to Fish for Beta Readers
I don’t belong to a writing group, so when I “finished” the third draft of my novel, Future Girl, I needed opinions, readers, feedback, anything. So I gathered a group of willing Beta Readers. These...
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Care and Feeding of Your Beta Readers
I now have seven Beta Readers. Lest you think, well, that’s not very many early readers, I remind you that I will be receiving feedback from seven different sources, all of whom may mark up the...
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The Reluctant Twitter
Sometimes I cannot ignore the signs, even if you work really, really hard. The first sign was my friend Beth Barany just published her excellent book Twitter for Authors and she asked me to review...
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